Originally Posted by
Gspeed
Why do you think they worked less? Could it be because staffing was better?
Reserve payback days do not help staffing and potentially make it worse in some cases. They are a natural disincentive for the company to run too hot for too long. Reserve will become a QoL cesspool if they go away. Simply fixing staffing automatically fixes reserve payback days.
We aren’t going to hire 2000 pilots a year and only retire 600 forever. Staffing will eventually equalize. When it does, senior pilots will bid reserve and fly 4-8 days a month for 75 hours vs. a line with 14 days worked. You can count on it.
Don’t mishear me and think I’m advocating for PB days to go away. I’m just saying it won’t end senior pilots bidding reserve if they do go away.